sierraiola painted a 36"x36" oil painting that utilizes mixed media. Critiquing border policies in the United States, this piece is contemporary and politically inspired with layers of transparent borders, that says "borders are for rich motherfers"

Bordersland

Bordersland

2024

Flip through the gallery to see the process and layers.
Where does value lie? Are borders real when they don’t exist for the wealthy and privileged? What is the fascination with them? Are they amorphous, abstract concepts?

sierraiola started on hot pink canvas that says borders are for rich mother fuckers and borders are for hoarders, with canvas scraps that look like a border fence
sierra iola added on torn paper to the right side of the canvas. The land of this border is full of rocks, lakes and a little tree sprout
sierra iola began painting the torn paper scraps so it looks as if the land expands into trails
over the borders are for rich motherfuckers and borders are for hoarders is covered with the words "mine" and "yours" this is a closeup. Sierraiola art sierra iola
sierra iola art has a photo from a studio session where you can see the words "mine mine mine mine" painted and "yours" haphazardly thrown in
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red embroidery thread stands next to a tree that's painted in
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